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Seikeikan Yoshinkai Aikido - Oakville & Burlington
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The Yoshinkan 'House for Cultivating the Spirit' was founded after World War Two. This style of aikido is occasionally called the hard style because the training methods are a product of the gruelling period Soke Shioda spent as a student of Ueshiba. Yoshinkan Aikido has some 150 basic techniques which are practiced repeatedly, these enable the student to master the remaining ones, which total some 3000 overall.
Yoshinkan Aikido is not a sport. Aikido is the development and strengthening of the body and mind, and the practical side of Aikido must never be forgotten. However, Aikido is for all, irrespective of age, sex, race or culture.
In 1963 Masatoshi (Bill) Umetsu started a Judo club in Burlington, Ontario. He called it Seikeikan Judo Club. Umetsu sensei was a very strong competitor and was particularly skilled in mat work. He was so strong that he was nicknamed "the human hoist". The name was derived from the fact that if he was held down on his back on the ground he could pick up his opponent and turn his opponent off himself and then pin him on the ground so that he could not escape. His tachi waza consisted of techniques to take the opponent to the ground. So you might guess that Sutemi Waza techniques were his favourites. However, he was particularly good at Tai Otoshi, and Uki Goshi. Both Umetsu brothers were strong judoka. Jack (Toru) was very very quick as I found out when I practised with him. He didn't practise much at the Seikeikan.
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